The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 912

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Clues Answers
Blood constituent originally lacking in paternal grandmother? PLASMA
Company traditionally starts to trade with Orient TWO
Continental commander of British Expeditionary Force? FRENCH
Damage ceramic vessel? Crazy CRACKPOT
Dishonest action that has strings attached? FIDDLE
European citizen, a chap around at that time ATHENIAN
Fairly easy on the eye PRETTY
Film director of slender build LEAN
Girl carrying Republican papers for 24 hours FRIDAY
Grass some ungulates rejected REED
Inferior wall decoration father obtained to begin with DADO
Irrationality of peacekeepers regarding a family member UNREASON
Move fast, beginning to study engraving, perhaps SPRINT
Clues Answers
Purchase made by the 4 dn, always with silver inside LEVERAGE
Refinement of English member swinging cane ELEGANCE
Salad ingredient in Parisian drinking-den ENDIVE
Storyteller from Scottish island going north to river NARRATOR
Substance used by painter, one performing in club STRIPPER
Team removing last of luggage from railway junction CREW
Theatre act finished? Here’s something to eat TURNOVER
Those people pinch gold? That’s the hypothesis THEORY
Turkey, for example, that’s served in can BIRD
Vegetable a girl cooked at first without hesitation CELERIAC
Wake-up call — not one initially rousing partygoer REVELLER
Wine served in Boudicca’s time ASTI